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. >> i think it really indicates much more about what the taliban are unable to do than what they're able to do. this attack was a high-profile attack. it was a significant suicide vehicle bomb. they had been ejected from the population in so many places around the country, that their only ability to influence the battlefield in many cases, on many occasions, is simply high-profile attacks. >> reporter: and t.j., the general also acknowledged that, look, this is a long fight. it is a long haul. there are still threats around the world, the taliban if they are beginning to try to get to americans or others, there are still ways to do that. they're still very much in the fight. the main goal is to try to get the afghans up to speed to make sure they can have their own security, provide and protect their own people. that by the end of 2014, that is the goal when u.s. and nato combat troops come home. general allen also said we're going to be in this for the long haul. we'll have a huge civilian effort, there will be trainers here and military here for years and years to come, to make su
. >> i think it really indicates much more about what the taliban are unable to do than what they're able to do. this attack was a high-profile attack. it was a significant suicide vehicle bomb. they had been ejected from the population in so many places around the country, that their only ability to influence the battlefield in many cases, on many occasions, is simply high-profile attacks. >> reporter: and t.j., the general also acknowledged that, look, this is a long fight. it is...
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it was released by the taliban, posted online. men wearing traditional pakistani garb, all of them with their hands tied behind their back. in front of them, you see three armed men, you assume these are taliban fighters. one of them is scolding the men who are lined up, accusing them of being enemies of islam, saying these executions are about to take place for six children. the military here vehemently denies those excuses took place. after the scolding is over, that's when you see and hear the gunfire. you see the men topple to the ground, some of them moaning and writhing in pain. we're not going so show you what happened next. some of the gunmen walk up to the men and shoot them again, sometimes in an effort too make sure they're dead. the military believes the men who were killed were police officers kidnapped during a cross-border attack on june 1. militants crossed over from afghanistan and attacked a village on back stanny soil. the military believes the gunmen were members of the pakistani pakistan in the swat valley. ag
it was released by the taliban, posted online. men wearing traditional pakistani garb, all of them with their hands tied behind their back. in front of them, you see three armed men, you assume these are taliban fighters. one of them is scolding the men who are lined up, accusing them of being enemies of islam, saying these executions are about to take place for six children. the military here vehemently denies those excuses took place. after the scolding is over, that's when you see and hear...
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and that is, we have been trying to pull away the taliban from pakistan reaching out to them directly, excluding pakistan. i think we need to include pakistan in the diplomatic effort for a settlement of the afghan dispute, but demand that they bring the taliban with them to the negotiating table, and if they don't, then our success and failure will depend on whether we can discipline pakistan and we may have to go to a tougher approach of containing them and increasing much more pressure not only by ourselves but internationally. but that has risks, too. this is what nick said. we are on the horn of a significant dilemma. >> let me move you on to -- speaking of scary, ahmadinejad was at the u.n. today, gave a speech. the u.s., among other countries, walked out. just a brief clip of something he said. >> translator: do these arrogant powers really have the competence and ability to run or govern the world, or is it acceptable that they call themselves as the sole defender of freedom, democracy and human rights while they militarily attack and occupy other countries? >> ambassador, is
and that is, we have been trying to pull away the taliban from pakistan reaching out to them directly, excluding pakistan. i think we need to include pakistan in the diplomatic effort for a settlement of the afghan dispute, but demand that they bring the taliban with them to the negotiating table, and if they don't, then our success and failure will depend on whether we can discipline pakistan and we may have to go to a tougher approach of containing them and increasing much more pressure not...
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the lieutenant said the taliban is getting, quote, pretty gutsy. where does this confidence come from, and does it it stem in part from the fact they know the americans are leaving? >> reporter: i think that's true to a certain extent. the gutsiness is perhaps a suggestion that some fighters there are foreign. u.s. officials identifying what they believe were safe havens there before they launched a large operation into that particular area. the focus was on pakistan's safe havens there. that where many in washington believe al qaeda was hiding. big concerns they naif found a breathing space in afghanistan. >> if they have a breathing space in afghanistan, we are nearing a decade mark in this conflict. can you push al qaeda out of afghanistan permanently, and the subquestion in that scenario has been when will the afghans be ready to do this themselves? when will they take the lead in the army and police? where are we there? >> reporter: very difficult to answer that. the immediate reaction is the afghans are nowhere near ready. the bulk of the arm
the lieutenant said the taliban is getting, quote, pretty gutsy. where does this confidence come from, and does it it stem in part from the fact they know the americans are leaving? >> reporter: i think that's true to a certain extent. the gutsiness is perhaps a suggestion that some fighters there are foreign. u.s. officials identifying what they believe were safe havens there before they launched a large operation into that particular area. the focus was on pakistan's safe havens there....
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is talking directly to the taliban in peace talks. is that so? >> i think there has been out reach on the part of a number of countries, including the united states. i would say that these contacts are very preliminary at this point. >> at what level is it? >> well, it's being carried out by the state department. >> so it's a diplomatic level not at the level of secretary of state? >> no. and other countries are involved as well. >> when you say preliminary, how long has it been going on? >> well, i'm not sure. a few weeks, maybe. >> is the nature of it how can we get peace here? >> i think first question we have is who represents omar, and who really represents the taliban? we don't want to end up having a conversation at some point with somebody who's basically a freelancer. my own view is that real reconciliation talks are not likely to be able to make a substantive headway, not until they feel under pressure and they need to believe they can't win before they are willing to have a serious conversation. we have said all along a political out c
is talking directly to the taliban in peace talks. is that so? >> i think there has been out reach on the part of a number of countries, including the united states. i would say that these contacts are very preliminary at this point. >> at what level is it? >> well, it's being carried out by the state department. >> so it's a diplomatic level not at the level of secretary of state? >> no. and other countries are involved as well. >> when you say preliminary,...
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. >> reporter: he spent much of 2002 and 2003 near kandahar, hunting for taliban. he came back to harvard, but in 2009, with the national guard unit, he went back to afghanistan. >> and so i spent a lot of time with route clearance units looking for ieds and we got hit several times and vehicles in front of me blown up. my vehicle never got hit. i was very lucky. when you run up there and pull open the door of that mwrap and see your injured buddies you never forget that sight. >> reporter: this time back home he began to explore the science of brain injury. >> what happens when the brain gets hit by a blast wave and slams up against the inside of the skull. >> reporter: with colleagues at northeastern university parker built new tools to study how a blast affects the brain. it could be years before this leads to new treatments but parker hopes eventually will have a broad impact. >> concussions that your favorite football player suffers or the head injury you get when you're in a car accident and your head snaps forward or shaken baby syndrome, these are all examp
. >> reporter: he spent much of 2002 and 2003 near kandahar, hunting for taliban. he came back to harvard, but in 2009, with the national guard unit, he went back to afghanistan. >> and so i spent a lot of time with route clearance units looking for ieds and we got hit several times and vehicles in front of me blown up. my vehicle never got hit. i was very lucky. when you run up there and pull open the door of that mwrap and see your injured buddies you never forget that sight....
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the taliban did this? that one word enough to strike terror into people here. the militants claiming responsibility for this carnage. revenge for the killing of osama bin laden, they say, and a warning of what is to come. both men were taliban. one came on a motorcycle. the other was walking, this man says. we shot him and then he ran and exploded the bomb. all around debris. a testament to the the attack. you have the strewn wreckage and this is the badge of the bike itself. the scores of wounded rushed to the nearby hospital. a scene of grief and chaos. the number of dead counted in the dozens in the hours after the attack rising throughout the day. witnesses tell of the moments when dual suicide bombers shattered the morning's peace. i heard an explosion and i rushed to the road. four minutes later there was another one. this man says i saw people dead and injured. even hours after this attack you can see the military is still very edgy. there's a line of them here. they've been pushing back any of the onlookers who were trying to come down to the scene and
the taliban did this? that one word enough to strike terror into people here. the militants claiming responsibility for this carnage. revenge for the killing of osama bin laden, they say, and a warning of what is to come. both men were taliban. one came on a motorcycle. the other was walking, this man says. we shot him and then he ran and exploded the bomb. all around debris. a testament to the the attack. you have the strewn wreckage and this is the badge of the bike itself. the scores of...
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or with the taliban? >> for sure the taliban are playing a long game. they always said you've got watches but we've got the time. it sounds kind of funny but it's not. they are prepared to wait out u.s. forces and other nato forces leaving the country. what they'll be doing is looking at where the drawdown happens and where they can take advantage of that. if you look at what the taliban have done during the surge, the surge has pushed a lot of troops and focused on key provinces and sort of important cities and important highways on the south of the country but where the surge hasn't been as strong in the east or at all in the north, that's where we have seen the taliban been able to make their stronger gains. they'll look at the situation and where they can have an easier fight and manipulate the population and the population does sit on the fence because they're not going to put their necks on the line if they think the taliban will come along and cut them off for siding with either the afghan government or all coalition forces and it's not just stra
or with the taliban? >> for sure the taliban are playing a long game. they always said you've got watches but we've got the time. it sounds kind of funny but it's not. they are prepared to wait out u.s. forces and other nato forces leaving the country. what they'll be doing is looking at where the drawdown happens and where they can take advantage of that. if you look at what the taliban have done during the surge, the surge has pushed a lot of troops and focused on key provinces and sort...
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the taliban did this? that one word enough to strike terror into people here. the militants claiming responsibility for this carnage. revenge for the killing of osama bin laden, they say, and a warning of what is to come. both men were taliban. one came on a motorcycle. the other was walking, this man says. we shot him and then he ran and exploded the bomb. all around debris. a testament to the the attack. you have the strewn wreckage and this is the badge of the bike itself. the scores of wounded rushed to the nearby hospital. a scene of grief and chaos. the number of dead counted in the dozens in the hours after the attack rising throughout the day. witnesses tell of the moments when dual suicide bombers shattered the morning's peace. i heard an explosion and i rushed to the road. four minutes later there was another one. this man says i saw people dead and injured. even hours after this attack you can see the military is still very edgy. there's a line of them here. they've been pushing back any of the onlookers who were trying to come down to the scene and
the taliban did this? that one word enough to strike terror into people here. the militants claiming responsibility for this carnage. revenge for the killing of osama bin laden, they say, and a warning of what is to come. both men were taliban. one came on a motorcycle. the other was walking, this man says. we shot him and then he ran and exploded the bomb. all around debris. a testament to the the attack. you have the strewn wreckage and this is the badge of the bike itself. the scores of...
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who really represents the taliban. we don't want to end up having a conversation at some point with somebody who's basically a freelancer. and, i mean, my own view is that real reconciliation talks are not likely to be able to make any substantive headway until at least this winter. i think that the taliban have to feel themselves under military pressure and begin to believe that they can't win before they're willing to have a serious conversation. we've all said all along that the political outcome is the way most of these wars end. the question is when and if they're ready to talk seriously about meeting the red lines that president karzai and that the coalition have laid down, including totally disavowing al qaeda. >> and two questions come out of that. the first is, is there any part of you, knowing what the taliban has done, which is basically protect and help the folks who made an attack on the u.s. on 9/11, any part of you that is uneasy with this sort of talk? >> well, i think, first of all, we've just killed t
who really represents the taliban. we don't want to end up having a conversation at some point with somebody who's basically a freelancer. and, i mean, my own view is that real reconciliation talks are not likely to be able to make any substantive headway until at least this winter. i think that the taliban have to feel themselves under military pressure and begin to believe that they can't win before they're willing to have a serious conversation. we've all said all along that the political...
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this must be the taliban response. it's more likely pegged to may when the taliban made their announcement of what they were calling their spring or summer offensive. that they were going to step up their attacks. this is probably the biggest attack on a hotel like this in about three years. the serena hotel which is the primary hotel where a lot of foreigners gather faced a similar attack. this is not the first time the taliban have done this. i was in afghanistan about 1 1/2 years ago when the taliban attacked the united nations guest house. we were just a block or two away when the taliban literally shot the guards dead at the door, scaled the front gate and proceeded to set off grenades and kill about five united nations workers inside that guest house. >> chris lawrence, thanks so much. >>> let's talk about the message taliban are sending here with cnn national security analyst peter bergen. chris lawrence said we shouldn't read too much into this in terms of the timing and this is not a political responsibility t
this must be the taliban response. it's more likely pegged to may when the taliban made their announcement of what they were calling their spring or summer offensive. that they were going to step up their attacks. this is probably the biggest attack on a hotel like this in about three years. the serena hotel which is the primary hotel where a lot of foreigners gather faced a similar attack. this is not the first time the taliban have done this. i was in afghanistan about 1 1/2 years ago when...
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many taliban, but several of them arabs linked to al qaeda damaging their network. the clashes reveal that al qaeda for years, said to be mostly across the border in pakistan is a concern back where they started in afghanistan's hills. we pushed down into the valley, still an insurgent strong hold. high-tech american attack helicopters buzzed overhead until militants shot at them from the valley. >> it's uncharacteristic from the taliban i know. they're getting gutsy. right past there. if you go past that you're going to take enemy contact, it's pretty certain. >> the afghans are clear about who lay in weight for them ahead. >> translator: it's very dangerous, there are taliban, arabs, pakistanis there. >> at the foot of the valley, the american base is often hit by pot shots, sometimes from lone gunmen up high who they then mortar. al qaeda's return to these remote hills could tie america's hands, making harder to justify pulling back from here. the terrorist network that made america's case for invading. nick payton walsh, cnn afghanistan. here at quicken loans, w
many taliban, but several of them arabs linked to al qaeda damaging their network. the clashes reveal that al qaeda for years, said to be mostly across the border in pakistan is a concern back where they started in afghanistan's hills. we pushed down into the valley, still an insurgent strong hold. high-tech american attack helicopters buzzed overhead until militants shot at them from the valley. >> it's uncharacteristic from the taliban i know. they're getting gutsy. right past there. if...
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they have been talking to the taliban, they're engaged in that talk with the taliban. these are initial contacts being made. but these contacts will not yield results, would not give us the results that we seek unless and until the united states and pakistan especially with our other allies back it with practical application of the means that they have at their disposal. >> so let's talk about the specific case of pakistan. pakistan's intelligence services and the pakistani military has influence with the haqqani faction. the haqani faction controls many of the insurgent attacks. what they seem to want is control over three or maybe four regions, provinces, in afghanistan. are you willing to cede parts of afghanistan to their control in order to get a peace deal? >> we are not going to make deals on behalf of the afghan people where a group or a segment, a political segment, is given a part of the country. that will not happen. afghanistan has a constitution. afghanistan has a state structure. those who join the peace process must respect the afghan constitution and th
they have been talking to the taliban, they're engaged in that talk with the taliban. these are initial contacts being made. but these contacts will not yield results, would not give us the results that we seek unless and until the united states and pakistan especially with our other allies back it with practical application of the means that they have at their disposal. >> so let's talk about the specific case of pakistan. pakistan's intelligence services and the pakistani military has...
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they died when the taliban shot down their helicopter over the weekend. eight afghans killed in the fiery crash were flown to dover, as well, so their remains can be identified. >>> nato rains bombs on libya's capital overnight. the heaviest attack in a month. explosions lit up tripoli's night sky for the better part of an hour. nato's war jets appear to have hit a chemical plant, which is burning east of the city. >>> two brothers, and their sister, are on the run from the law today. >> oh. >> the siblings are accused of taking shots at a florida police officer during a high-speed chase. five hours later, investigators say the trio robbed a georgia bank. their mother, who didn't want to be identified, pleaded for her children to give up. >> only mom knows what good people you are inside. please prove me right and everybody wrong by doing the right thing now, and turning yourselves in. >> in san angelo, texas, today, closing statements are scheduled in the penalty phase of warren jeffs' trial. now, the jury is going to decide a sentence for the polygamous
they died when the taliban shot down their helicopter over the weekend. eight afghans killed in the fiery crash were flown to dover, as well, so their remains can be identified. >>> nato rains bombs on libya's capital overnight. the heaviest attack in a month. explosions lit up tripoli's night sky for the better part of an hour. nato's war jets appear to have hit a chemical plant, which is burning east of the city. >>> two brothers, and their sister, are on the run from the...
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and the taliban is saying it's only a symbolic step. that's it from the team here and myself here at "world one." i'm zain vergee. thanks a lot for watching. >>> ahead on this "american morning," a cnn exclusive, the parents of suspected child killer casey anthony, they say they don't believe their daughter is innocent. we'll soon find out if those comments could impact this case. >>> the president is on the road this morning, trying to sell his troop withdrawal plan to afghanist afghanistan to the soldiers who have been here and the taliban issuing a new threat. >>> a man who was allowed to fly wearing only lady's underwear and the presidential candidate who wants states to be able to legalize pot, on this "american morning." i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information.
and the taliban is saying it's only a symbolic step. that's it from the team here and myself here at "world one." i'm zain vergee. thanks a lot for watching. >>> ahead on this "american morning," a cnn exclusive, the parents of suspected child killer casey anthony, they say they don't believe their daughter is innocent. we'll soon find out if those comments could impact this case. >>> the president is on the road this morning, trying to sell his troop...
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in that there is al qaeda and taliban and -- taliban spreading talibanization into -- and then there's extremist in our society. and then there are mujahadin involved. the situation is more complicated in pakistan. >> is it -- but there is obvious frustration and concern in america, not least because it was pakistan has a reputed -- at least 100 nuclear weapons. if the country continues to deteriorate in terms of stability it becomes a very dangerous situation for the world. >> if pakistan disintegrates, then it can be dangerous. otherwise if pakistan's integrity is there and which i'm sure it will be there, the armed forces of pakistan are there, there is no danger of the nuclear strategic assets falling in any. >> we talked about disintegration. it is all relative. 35,000 pakistani people have been killed in terror related incidents since 9/11. there are suicide bombings every week now in pakistan. and to -- a neutral observer, it does appear that you part -- country, pakistan is going through a form of disintegration. >> i wouldn't call it disintegration. the armed forces of pakista
in that there is al qaeda and taliban and -- taliban spreading talibanization into -- and then there's extremist in our society. and then there are mujahadin involved. the situation is more complicated in pakistan. >> is it -- but there is obvious frustration and concern in america, not least because it was pakistan has a reputed -- at least 100 nuclear weapons. if the country continues to deteriorate in terms of stability it becomes a very dangerous situation for the world. >> if...
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is this the taliban? is anyone claiming responsibility for this? >> reporter: well, they have said to the reuters news agency that they were behind this. but, to be honest, their admission of responsibility has been unusually slow. there was a strange silence at first. there are some doubts as to the complete voracity of this claim. but what's not in doubt is what seemed to have happened. two apparent taliban negotiators going to see rabbani to talk perhaps about a peace september, waved in by one of his colleagues, another government peace negotiator, who said, come into the house for the talks. one of the them detonating the bomb inside his turban, sending a shock wave through the government. one of their key figures taken out in his home. a blow in kabul, who only days ago were involved in a fire fight for a long period of time near the embassy. >>> as the u.s. economy limps along, james car vil says president obama needs to make change. this book "confidence men" said top advisers had little confidence in president obama's ability to deal with
is this the taliban? is anyone claiming responsibility for this? >> reporter: well, they have said to the reuters news agency that they were behind this. but, to be honest, their admission of responsibility has been unusually slow. there was a strange silence at first. there are some doubts as to the complete voracity of this claim. but what's not in doubt is what seemed to have happened. two apparent taliban negotiators going to see rabbani to talk perhaps about a peace september, waved...
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this is a time when the taliban will begin to test us. i think what you are hearing from the pentagon from general petraeus and secretary gates, make the initial draw down modest. do it in a way that doesn't have us pulling forces out but not replace forces rotating back, do it slowly, so it is not perfect septemberable, and the ability to use force when necessary. it will be interesting to see how when you look at the numbers we're talking now, 10,000 by end of the year opposed to 3 to 5,000 recommended by commanders in the field, this is double. how will they manage that, not lose the fragile gains we have gotten by use of blood and treasure. >> great. okay. general, i would like to ask you the question that chris lawrence talked about a little while ago, the idea of the seasons and importance of them to people who are fighting on the ground in afghanistan. how important the season? >> the weather, you get in the high country, you can't fight in that snow in a dramatic way. you can't. you basically hunker down. that's the time if there'
this is a time when the taliban will begin to test us. i think what you are hearing from the pentagon from general petraeus and secretary gates, make the initial draw down modest. do it in a way that doesn't have us pulling forces out but not replace forces rotating back, do it slowly, so it is not perfect septemberable, and the ability to use force when necessary. it will be interesting to see how when you look at the numbers we're talking now, 10,000 by end of the year opposed to 3 to 5,000...
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any sense of al qaeda involved here, or just pakistani taliban? >> reporter: this is the pakistani taliban, who say that they're inspirational leader has always been osama bin laden. they say this attack was payback for his death 11 days ago. so no indication that al qaeda-linked groups, al qaeda affiliates were responsible. the pakistani taliban say it was them who did it. >> and they passed a resolution that condemns the u.s. raid and calls on a reassessment of u.s./pakistan relationships. is this a political statement, sort of a pushback, or is there a chance that this would actually go further to a break in relations? >> yeah, i think it's definitely a political statement. these are some tough words in this resolution, and i think the obama administration was eager for this pakistani government to take this bin laden episode, the fact that he was hiding here for all these years and acknowledge that they have a problem and perhaps go in a new direction, perhaps draft a new policy on extremism. but when you see tough rhetoric like this, this typ
any sense of al qaeda involved here, or just pakistani taliban? >> reporter: this is the pakistani taliban, who say that they're inspirational leader has always been osama bin laden. they say this attack was payback for his death 11 days ago. so no indication that al qaeda-linked groups, al qaeda affiliates were responsible. the pakistani taliban say it was them who did it. >> and they passed a resolution that condemns the u.s. raid and calls on a reassessment of u.s./pakistan...
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he says the taliban has been trying to expand its presence around kabul for years. they use historical connections with nearby tribes, intimidate some, pay off others to get a foothold which allows them to launch attacks into the capital. it's true that no americans were killed, firing rpgs from 800 meters away is not going to do major damage to the embassy. and there's a danger in making too much of one day. >> it's relatively difficult to execute attacks like that on a regular basis inside kabul. the afghan security forces do a good job of keeping things locked down there. >> reporter: in a country where most people are illiterate, that nowance gets lost. >> it represents their ability to create the perception they're overrunning kabul and really force afghans to question whether or not afghan security forces can protect them. >> perception is everything there in afghanistan. u.s. officials do agree that they think the net work was behind this operation and this attack shows that, a, they're not interested in any sort of reconciliation with the afghan government a
he says the taliban has been trying to expand its presence around kabul for years. they use historical connections with nearby tribes, intimidate some, pay off others to get a foothold which allows them to launch attacks into the capital. it's true that no americans were killed, firing rpgs from 800 meters away is not going to do major damage to the embassy. and there's a danger in making too much of one day. >> it's relatively difficult to execute attacks like that on a regular basis...
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the white banner of the taliban. there is no guard, but the messenger reads the real message is simple. we, the taliban, are back in power here. to the men who call themselves the new administration, they showed a local cameraman cnn commission, the vision of afghanistan back in the taliban's hands. now they are the local counsel, the local law. it's like nato was never even here. >> translator: they are in charge of the area and the people's problems are solved under the law. the prib has welcomed us and bring us their problems and we deal with them. they understand implementing sharia is one of their duties. >> reporter: they said they captured the area in late march. a local official in kabul confirmed this is a government building and the air is still held by the insurgency the stretch along the border is under increasing influence since nato withdraw from the isolated outposts here. the valleys are becoming a safe haven for militants and the hard line law. >> translator: smoking is forbidden here and our religio
the white banner of the taliban. there is no guard, but the messenger reads the real message is simple. we, the taliban, are back in power here. to the men who call themselves the new administration, they showed a local cameraman cnn commission, the vision of afghanistan back in the taliban's hands. now they are the local counsel, the local law. it's like nato was never even here. >> translator: they are in charge of the area and the people's problems are solved under the law. the prib...
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taliban, afghanistan. but, al qaeda, there is a fear that al qaeda could look at libya as a safe haven. >> and there's lots of weaponry that al qaeda would like to get their hands on. ed, my question is -- i spoke with former secretary of state condoleezza rice today and i asked her if foreign policy experience mattered in a president. i want you to listen to what she said. >> i would say to the candidates, yes, you don't have to know the ins and outs of foreign policy because nobody would expect that kind of exposure. but the basics of foreign policy, you can master those during the campaign and it's important for the american people to know that you care enough about these issues to do that. >> so the question is, do the american people care if herman cain or any other candidate -- and there have been others who have had some foreign policy flubs -- does it matter? >> sure, it matters. in this day and age of world crisis, economic and the middle east being in a turmoil, you've got to have some basic know
taliban, afghanistan. but, al qaeda, there is a fear that al qaeda could look at libya as a safe haven. >> and there's lots of weaponry that al qaeda would like to get their hands on. ed, my question is -- i spoke with former secretary of state condoleezza rice today and i asked her if foreign policy experience mattered in a president. i want you to listen to what she said. >> i would say to the candidates, yes, you don't have to know the ins and outs of foreign policy because...
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women and children were slaughtered by the taliban. you are going to sit down and negotiate with these folks? they never lived up to an agreement. the russians tried it when they were there. george bush tried it in '05. it never worked. to think it's going to work now to justify a pullout, i am very concerned about the gains we made in afghanistan. >> let me move you to a different topic in the final couple of minutes. you are one of eight republicans to vote to authorize the u.s. action, which is already taking place in libya as part of the nato contingent. do you sense there is an isolationists trend inside the republican party? >> i think confusion led to the events of this week. i argue this should be one of the most embarrassing moments for the administration going into the week, the fact that they had democrats and republicans all over the map on something that the president has shown leadership, and presented his case, and i believe there are national security interests in libya in a very limited, defined role, there are things
women and children were slaughtered by the taliban. you are going to sit down and negotiate with these folks? they never lived up to an agreement. the russians tried it when they were there. george bush tried it in '05. it never worked. to think it's going to work now to justify a pullout, i am very concerned about the gains we made in afghanistan. >> let me move you to a different topic in the final couple of minutes. you are one of eight republicans to vote to authorize the u.s. action,...
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>> reporter: this could be the first step to peace with the taliban. robert gates did confirm the other countries are now in preliminary talks with the group. in an sbreer view can candy crowley, he said it will take time. >> real reconciliation talks are not likely to make headway until at least this winter. i think the taliban have to feel themselves under military pressure and begin to feel they can't win before they are willing to have a series confers. we have said all along, the political outcome is how the wars end. when and if they are ready to talk seriously about meeting the red lines and that president karzai and the coalition have laid down, including totally disavowing al qaeda. >>> as the capitol hill season kicks into the full swing, the debate is heating up. secretary gates says the bottom line when it comes to success in the region is for the u.s. to play a key role there for some time to ensure all the military efforts we have seen over the years have not been invein. fred? >> there is a lot of discussion about defense spending. >> re
>> reporter: this could be the first step to peace with the taliban. robert gates did confirm the other countries are now in preliminary talks with the group. in an sbreer view can candy crowley, he said it will take time. >> real reconciliation talks are not likely to make headway until at least this winter. i think the taliban have to feel themselves under military pressure and begin to feel they can't win before they are willing to have a series confers. we have said all along,...
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and the taliban says killing civilians. we've had this attack today, and cast your mind back a little over a week, there was another attack, a double-suicide attack, outside another military facility, a training school outside of peshawar, they're showing people they can strike when and where, going after these high-value installations. >>> president barack obama is in ireland, kicking off a week-long tour of europe. they touched down about half an hour ago in the capital, dublin. in just a few minutes they're going to be heading to the residence of the irish president for a guest book signing and tree-planting ceremony. the highlight of the u.s. president's stay will be a special trip to the small village of manegal, where his great-great-great grandfather lived and worked as a shoe-maker nearly 200 years ago. brianna, tell us about this visit and the tiny village that he's going to? >> reporter: well you know we focused so much on the president's kenyan heritage, because he is the first african-american president. but it
and the taliban says killing civilians. we've had this attack today, and cast your mind back a little over a week, there was another attack, a double-suicide attack, outside another military facility, a training school outside of peshawar, they're showing people they can strike when and where, going after these high-value installations. >>> president barack obama is in ireland, kicking off a week-long tour of europe. they touched down about half an hour ago in the capital, dublin. in...
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what the taliban wants. they are finding it hard to seize control of large chunks of territory in the south. they have been anticipating they would move into assassinations and these spectacular attacks on landmarks in kabul. unfortunately that happened. >> peter, thanks very much. you have the paper back edition of the bestseller about what's going on. 10 years. the longest u.s. war. that is just out and recommended highly. we will stay on top of the breaking news. as soon as more comes in, we will go back to kabul. other news we are following including politics and candidates flocking to iowa. they are trying to win over voters. a visit by sarah palin stoking speculation about her potential presidential ambitions. . >>> sarah palin is back in iowa and playing coy. they won't be able to do so for much longer. let's go to pella, iowa. what's going on there? a lot of excitement in pella. >> it is a lot of excitement. sarah palin is here and arrived a half hour, 45 minutes ago or longer. came to see a screenin
what the taliban wants. they are finding it hard to seize control of large chunks of territory in the south. they have been anticipating they would move into assassinations and these spectacular attacks on landmarks in kabul. unfortunately that happened. >> peter, thanks very much. you have the paper back edition of the bestseller about what's going on. 10 years. the longest u.s. war. that is just out and recommended highly. we will stay on top of the breaking news. as soon as more comes...
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watch, the taliban has the time. that's the time to wait nato off. they know nato does not have an inexhaustible budget. but they have a strong potential of public opinion to turn gerns the war. they will wait it out, and i think perhaps what we are seeing with the speech today the first signs the america is heading for the exit, and that will make the taliban think the wait is over. >>> the speech is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. eastern, and 5:00 pacific. you can watch it here on cnn. >>> first, bag fees, and now one airline is charging passengers to print out their ticket. >>> time to go cross-country for a story cnn affiliates are covering. the first stop new york. surveillance video catches a tire flying off a city bus and rolling on the sidewalk and bouncing off a building. the tire weighs about 400 blames. the mechanic blamed an overheated issue. >>> a boy managed to drive his stepfather's car before police pulled him over. once the child figured out how to see over the steering wheel, he was a really good driver. >
watch, the taliban has the time. that's the time to wait nato off. they know nato does not have an inexhaustible budget. but they have a strong potential of public opinion to turn gerns the war. they will wait it out, and i think perhaps what we are seeing with the speech today the first signs the america is heading for the exit, and that will make the taliban think the wait is over. >>> the speech is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. eastern, and 5:00 pacific. you can watch it here on cnn....
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on the eve of the 9/11 anniversary, the taliban showed coalition forces are still in danger in afghanistan. 77 u.s. troops were injured when militants launched a suicide bomb attack overnight on a nato base in wardak province. at least two afghan civilians were killed and 25 others hurt in the blast. none of the injuries are believed to be life threatening. militants used a truckloaded with firewood to hide the massive explosives. fighter jets were scrambled today because of reports of suspicious activities aboard two domestic flights, both planes landed safely. there were no further signs of trouble. three people were taken into custody in detroit after a frontier airlines flight landed from denver and f-16s shadowed a flight after reports several passengers were behaving strangely on a flight from los angeles to new york. jacqui jeras is here. the security issues we mentioned, will they affect travel at all? >> they may tomorrow. if there is a major security breach there will be a problem. hopefully not much more than inconvenient for you. maybe 10, 15 minutes because of extra security.
on the eve of the 9/11 anniversary, the taliban showed coalition forces are still in danger in afghanistan. 77 u.s. troops were injured when militants launched a suicide bomb attack overnight on a nato base in wardak province. at least two afghan civilians were killed and 25 others hurt in the blast. none of the injuries are believed to be life threatening. militants used a truckloaded with firewood to hide the massive explosives. fighter jets were scrambled today because of reports of...
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the taliban is not an enty that works at a specific address. you have to get these things to a point where you can have a set of reasonable conversations. what we have said, though, quite clearly and the secretary of state said this in her speech earlier this year, that the united states is prepared to work with the afghans to work toward a political settlement and to bring the parties to the table without pre-condition. as the president said in his speech the other day, reconciliation will require the taliban or anyone else who comes to the table, to agree to renounce violence and al qaeda and agree to the constitution. but it is an interactive process if you will, fareed. and i think we have all of the elements of that process underway here. >> are you hopeful that you will see results in the next few months? >> i can't predict that at this point. what i can tell you is that we have put in place the lines of work, the pieces of strategy that we think can bring this war in afghanistan to a close, and bring it to the point where the united stat
the taliban is not an enty that works at a specific address. you have to get these things to a point where you can have a set of reasonable conversations. what we have said, though, quite clearly and the secretary of state said this in her speech earlier this year, that the united states is prepared to work with the afghans to work toward a political settlement and to bring the parties to the table without pre-condition. as the president said in his speech the other day, reconciliation will...
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troops in afghanistan when the taliban attack. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the situation room. a special gathering to tackle america's serious economic problems. key figures from government, business and academia came together this week in chicago for the clinton global might be difference america conference. the event was the brainchild of former president bill clinton. i sat down with him in chicago for a candid interview on the country's debt crisis, the 2012 presidential race, and much more. >> mr. president, thanks very much for joining us. good to be here. first time you've done this as far as the u.s. economy is concerned. normally it's global issues. and i want to get to that, but let's talk about some of the big issues right now. jobs, jobs, jobs. it's a crisis, a game of chicken going on in washington right now between the president, the did democrats on one side, republican leadership on the other side. how big of a deal is this august 2nd deadlin
troops in afghanistan when the taliban attack. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the situation room. a special gathering to tackle america's serious economic problems. key figures from government, business and academia came together this week in chicago for the clinton global might be difference america conference. the event was the brainchild of former president bill clinton. i sat down with him in chicago for a candid...
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is the strong army again going to be taliban dominated? so therefore, are they starting a new war with the taliban? really i don't know these things. maybe this something happening which is much wiser than what i am thinking, but i don't know. >> pervez musharraf, pleasure to have you on. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> and we will be back. >>> -- who's the president of ubeki-beki-stan-stan. that has all the luxury you'd expect. then you put in an 8-speed transmission that gets 31 miles per gallon. that combination of luxury and efficiency only comes from one place in the world. ♪ now lease the 2012 chrysler 300 for $339 a month for well-qualified lessees. >>> we've been talking about pakistan a fair bit today. we've mentioned afghanistan. but there are other stands that are important to america. not, of course, according to herman cain. >> when they ask me who's the president of uzbeki-beki-beki stan-stan, i'm going to say, you know, i don't know, do you know? >> mr. cain i think was talking about uzbekistan. americans actually fa
is the strong army again going to be taliban dominated? so therefore, are they starting a new war with the taliban? really i don't know these things. maybe this something happening which is much wiser than what i am thinking, but i don't know. >> pervez musharraf, pleasure to have you on. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> and we will be back. >>> -- who's the president of ubeki-beki-stan-stan. that has all the luxury you'd expect. then you put in an 8-speed...
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the taliban is vowing to continue these attacks. they're going after american and nato targets, and they say they're going to finish the job that osama bin laden started. >> translator: we love his mission, which is not dependent on any one man. we loved him because he was courageously fighting against america and its allies. we have to continue his mission because we love his mission more than the man. >> reporter: the taliban also warning that pakistani targets will be high on their list. they say pakistan is doing the bidding of the united states, calling the government weak and that they are going to test its resolve. at the same time, the pakistan government has been fending off claims that it was shielding osama bin laden, that some within the military or the intelligence, perhaps, were colluding with him. this is an old allegation that pakistan has had to deal with and it plays a double game. on the one hand, aligning itself with the united states and taking money, while on the other, also having ties to the insurgents. but t
the taliban is vowing to continue these attacks. they're going after american and nato targets, and they say they're going to finish the job that osama bin laden started. >> translator: we love his mission, which is not dependent on any one man. we loved him because he was courageously fighting against america and its allies. we have to continue his mission because we love his mission more than the man. >> reporter: the taliban also warning that pakistani targets will be high on...
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a complete taliban renunciation of violence, a complete break between the taliban and al qaeda. and taliban respect for the afghan constitution including the rights of women. but the taliban basically have a choice. they can either continue the campaign they're engaged in now which they are not winning or they can accept a political settlement and be part of the democratic secure stable afghanistan going forward. >> help the american people understand that because on the one hand they hear that the taliban are the bad guys and at the same time we're talking with the taliban. >> you know, you don't reconcile with your friends but your enemies. reconciliation by definition is reconciling with someone you don't like and in this case your enemies. and again, we'll see how it goes. we expect that some taliban will reconcile. we expect that others won't. but in any insurgency, what you want to do is shrink the number of irreconcilable insurgents to be killed or captured to the minimum. we did that in iraq and that's what the afghans are trying to do here. >> so, drew, essentially, wha
a complete taliban renunciation of violence, a complete break between the taliban and al qaeda. and taliban respect for the afghan constitution including the rights of women. but the taliban basically have a choice. they can either continue the campaign they're engaged in now which they are not winning or they can accept a political settlement and be part of the democratic secure stable afghanistan going forward. >> help the american people understand that because on the one hand they...
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and telling senators with osama bin laden dead, the taliban has to make a choice. be part of the future or face unrelenting pressure. the military surge worked and now it's time for what the administration is calling the diplomatic surge. >> as we strengthen the afghan government and security forces, america will join initiatives that reconcile the afghan people, including the taliban. >> testifying before the relations committee, secretary of state hillary clinton highlighted the surge claiming that it is paying off. >> we were not in a position, frankly, to pursue that until recently. why? because the taliban were not interested in talking to us because they thought they were going to make a big come back. >> it's not a pleasant business, clinton said, but it's a necessary one. >> i do hope that everybody in the congress and the press and the public understands that you don't end wars by talking only to people with whom you agree or who are good actors. you end wars by unfortunately, but the fact is talking with people whose interests and values are often very mu
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nato headquarters targeted by taliban militants. you're going to see the ferocious gun battle that raged for hours right in the heart of the afghan capital. suzanne is standing by. >>> the disturbing rise in poverty in the united states, soaring to a new level. perhaps never seen before in one the world's wealthiest nations. >>> plus -- a campaign treasurer now suspected of swindling dozens of u.s. lawmakers including california's senator diane feinstein. >>> jack cafferty's here with the kaf cafferty file. >> president obama's plan to bay for the jobs bill with higher taxes, dead on arrival. republicans are insisting that tax hikes are off the table. the white house says congress should pay for the jobs bill by putting new limits on itemized deductions for the wealthy, including deductions for home mortgage interest, state and local property taxes and charitable donations. in this case, wealthy means individuals who make more than $200,000 a year and family whose earn more than $250,000. president obama wants to end tax breaks for
nato headquarters targeted by taliban militants. you're going to see the ferocious gun battle that raged for hours right in the heart of the afghan capital. suzanne is standing by. >>> the disturbing rise in poverty in the united states, soaring to a new level. perhaps never seen before in one the world's wealthiest nations. >>> plus -- a campaign treasurer now suspected of swindling dozens of u.s. lawmakers including california's senator diane feinstein. >>> jack...
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so therefore, are they starting a new war with the taliban, platooned? really i don't know these things. maybe this something happening which is much wiser than what i am thinking, but i don't know. >> pervez musharraf, pleasure to have you on. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> and we will be back. >>> who's the president of ubeci-becki-stan-stan. ki-becki-. hey, did you ever finish last month's invoices? sadly, no. oh. but i did pick up your dry cleaning and had your shoes shined. well, i made you a reservation at the sushi place around the corner. well, in that case, i better get back to these invoices... which i'll do right after making your favorite pancakes. you know what? i'm going to tidy up your side of the office. i can't hear you because i'm also making you a smoothie. [ male announcer ] marriott hotels & resorts knows it's better for xerox to automate their global invoice process so they can focus on serving their customers. with xerox, you're ready for real business. what makes us number one in motorcycle insurance? we love bikes. we love
so therefore, are they starting a new war with the taliban, platooned? really i don't know these things. maybe this something happening which is much wiser than what i am thinking, but i don't know. >> pervez musharraf, pleasure to have you on. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> and we will be back. >>> who's the president of ubeci-becki-stan-stan. ki-becki-. hey, did you ever finish last month's invoices? sadly, no. oh. but i did pick up your dry cleaning and had...
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." >>> citing gains on the grounds against the taliban, president obama said he will bring 10,000 surge troops home by the end of this year, another 23,000 by accept 2012. almost 70,000 u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan, twice as many as when the president took office. still the drawdown decision was seen as defeat for military commanders. >> the ultimate decision was a more aggressive formulation, if you will, in terms of the time line, than what we had recommended. >> it was more aggressive, and it has more risk than i was originally prepared to -- than i recommended. >> joining me now, the chairman of the house intelligence committee, republican congressman mike rogers. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> you heard the commanders. despite what general petraeus and admiral mullen just said, they're on board. are you? >> i hope there is a change in the second part of the withdrawal before next year. >> the 23,000 expected out by september. >> what the military commanders said is give us two fighting snsz at the surge level. and the fighting season in afghanistan goe
." >>> citing gains on the grounds against the taliban, president obama said he will bring 10,000 surge troops home by the end of this year, another 23,000 by accept 2012. almost 70,000 u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan, twice as many as when the president took office. still the drawdown decision was seen as defeat for military commanders. >> the ultimate decision was a more aggressive formulation, if you will, in terms of the time line, than what we had recommended....
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out post caught between the taliban. if the americans leave, militants from pakistan will flow through the valley. if they stay, then every few days this happens. mortars hit the base. the last attack was long enough ago there's panic. they are worried the taliban have been preparing a big one. for days they have finally amassed around the compound and attacked. >> come on, hustle up, grab it and be ready. >> reporter: they use mortar first. the incoming fire is very accurate here. they arrange cover from heavy machine guns. >> as soon as they go, go quick. >> reporter: but the bullets are too close. >> never mind. >> reporter: locals scatters, just before huge american fire power have the last word. four massive air strikes on the hills and then the taliban fall silent. america new why it came here, but isn't sure why it's staying. >> can you get a -- >> reporter: ten minutes later, jets swoop in to the hills. a show of force for the taliban are now either gone or dead, at least five killed by the soldiers' count. next
out post caught between the taliban. if the americans leave, militants from pakistan will flow through the valley. if they stay, then every few days this happens. mortars hit the base. the last attack was long enough ago there's panic. they are worried the taliban have been preparing a big one. for days they have finally amassed around the compound and attacked. >> come on, hustle up, grab it and be ready. >> reporter: they use mortar first. the incoming fire is very accurate here....
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the taliban claims responsibility. suzanne malveaux is in afghanistan. what more can you tell us about the suicide bombing? >> reporter: well, fred, obviously there was a sense of anxiety and anticipation about this day. it was relatively quiet at the military base where i am. it was on the eve of 9/11 that you had the attack. it was at a combat outpost where somebody drove up a truck, exploded a bomb there, quite a powerful bomb, two afghan civilians died. a lot of people, fred were injured as you had mentioned. 77 from the national coalition. most of them americans, we're told. 25 afghan civilians also injured. we're told they are minor injuries and could have been a lot worse. we had a chance to talk to general john allen, the main person in charge on the ground here in afghanistan. he gave us an exclusive interview to talk about first of all what this explore and taliban attack means but also why we're here ten years later after the 9/11 attacks, still in afghanistan. >> this attack was a high profile attack, it was a pretty significant suicide vehic
the taliban claims responsibility. suzanne malveaux is in afghanistan. what more can you tell us about the suicide bombing? >> reporter: well, fred, obviously there was a sense of anxiety and anticipation about this day. it was relatively quiet at the military base where i am. it was on the eve of 9/11 that you had the attack. it was at a combat outpost where somebody drove up a truck, exploded a bomb there, quite a powerful bomb, two afghan civilians died. a lot of people, fred were...
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, if the united states forces were to be withdrawn right now, do you think the taliban would return to those areas, those provinces and cities and towns? >> well, we have full confidence on our security forces, national army and also national police forces. they are doing great with the support of our international coalition partners. and now the number is increasing and also the quality and the training that they received and also the equipment that they receive. but we still need to focus more on their training and their equipment. >> just one more question on military matters. the use of drones has been necessary, according to the united states military, to push back not only al qaeda but also the most militant parts of the taliban. and yet we know that there are going to almost inevitably be civilian casualties when you use drone attacks, as the united states has been doing. president karzai at different times has been intensely critical of the drone attacks and threatened to throw the united states out at one point. what is your current state and current opinion about the use of d
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over the years they became close to al qaeda and taliban. they shared the same ideology. an example of that is when indian authorities captured some of the leaders, the group hijacked and indian airlines plane and took it not to pakistan or landed in india, but it flew it to afghanistan, to taliban-controlled afghanistan demonstrating the clear ties. this sar round the year 2000, the end of 1999. this gives a sense of how strong the ties were. what was interesting is plan landed, the plane freed the hostages, but the hijackers were allowed to go free with the taliban and cross back into pakistan. it's this similar owes sis that bin laden used this to help keep himself hid e en and actually issue instructions or more around inside pakistan. >> how much do you think this information that we're learning about the cell phone and what was traced actually implicates the pakistani intelligence? is this a smoking gun or not really? it's just by association? >> it's by association and by implication. in this stage in and of itself from what we know it's not a smoking gun. i spoke
over the years they became close to al qaeda and taliban. they shared the same ideology. an example of that is when indian authorities captured some of the leaders, the group hijacked and indian airlines plane and took it not to pakistan or landed in india, but it flew it to afghanistan, to taliban-controlled afghanistan demonstrating the clear ties. this sar round the year 2000, the end of 1999. this gives a sense of how strong the ties were. what was interesting is plan landed, the plane...
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the pakistani taliban has killed so many pakistani civilians. reza is right, anti-american sentiment in pakistan is very, very virulent, but at the end of the day, there seems to be a certain head in the sand quality to all of this. when you've got the pakistani taliban inflicting this damage on pakistan domestically. >> fran, a dynamic as this plays out, last night on this program, you broke news that the u.s. was allowed access to three of bin laden's wives who are in pakistani custody. what more do we know about that tonight? >> john, when we talk about access, this was really very constrained. so you have the americans in there with the pakistani intelligence and the three women all together. the women were very hostile, they can't want to answer questions from the americans, so it was not a very productive session. that's not unusual the first time through. but there's now the negotiation between the pakistanis and the americans, direct between the senior levels of each service about whether or not they can change those, can they separate t
the pakistani taliban has killed so many pakistani civilians. reza is right, anti-american sentiment in pakistan is very, very virulent, but at the end of the day, there seems to be a certain head in the sand quality to all of this. when you've got the pakistani taliban inflicting this damage on pakistan domestically. >> fran, a dynamic as this plays out, last night on this program, you broke news that the u.s. was allowed access to three of bin laden's wives who are in pakistani custody....
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what we saw is the pakistani taliban taking credit for this strike there. what is your sense, at this time of friction that pakistan gets hit first is interesting, with you what do you make of this going forward? >> pakistan has had just i mean, dozens and dozens and dozens of terrorist attacks carried out by the pakistani taliban. the pakistani taliban has operated with an increasing al qada like agenda, sending suicide bombers to times square in may 1st of 2010. so the fact that they want to protest osama bin laden's death is not surprising. they have the capacity to mount this attack pretty much anywhere in pakistan at this point. they've killed hundreds of pakistanis, civilians, soldiers, maybe even thousands to this point. so not really that surprising, john. >> you say not surprising. is it your sense that this is a singular one-time message or there will be many of these? >> reporter: i think there will be quite a lot of these. there will always be some excuse. this is just the excuse, you know, in the past it's been the pakistani government is too c
what we saw is the pakistani taliban taking credit for this strike there. what is your sense, at this time of friction that pakistan gets hit first is interesting, with you what do you make of this going forward? >> pakistan has had just i mean, dozens and dozens and dozens of terrorist attacks carried out by the pakistani taliban. the pakistani taliban has operated with an increasing al qada like agenda, sending suicide bombers to times square in may 1st of 2010. so the fact that they...
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, if the united states forces were to be withdrawn right now, do you think the taliban would return to those areas, those provinces and cities and towns? >> well, we have full confidence on our security forces, national army and also national police forces. they are doing great with the support of our international coalition partners. and now the number is increasing and also the quality and the training that they received and also the equipment that they receive. but we still need to focus more on their training and their equipment. >> just one more question on military matters. the use of drones has been necessary, according to the united states military, to push back not only al qaeda but also the most militant parts of the taliban. and yet we know that there are going to almost inevitably be civilian casualties when you use drone attacks, as the united states has been doing. president karzai at different times has been intensely critical of the drone attacks and threatened to throw the united states out at one point. what is your current state and current opinion about the use of d
, if the united states forces were to be withdrawn right now, do you think the taliban would return to those areas, those provinces and cities and towns? >> well, we have full confidence on our security forces, national army and also national police forces. they are doing great with the support of our international coalition partners. and now the number is increasing and also the quality and the training that they received and also the equipment that they receive. but we still need to...
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there are taliban, arabs,
there are taliban, arabs,
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this outpost is caught between hills full of taliban. if the americans leave militants from pakistan will flow through the valley. if they stay then every few days this happens. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: mortars hit the base. the last attack was long enough ago there is panic. they are worried the taliban have been preparing a big one. after days of nothing the insurgents finally amassed around the compound and they are being attacked from all sides. >> come on, hustle up. grab it, get ready. >> reporter: first they use mortars but the incoming fire is very accurate here. >> fire! >> go, go, go! >> reporter: they arrange cover from heavy machine guns. >> grab the round. as soon as they go cyclic, drop it. [ inaudible ] >> oh! >> reporter: but the bullets are too close. >> never mind! >> reporter: locals scatter. just before huge american firepower has the last word. >> oh! [ explosion ] >> whoo hoo! >> reporter: four massive air strikes across the hills and then the taliban fall silent. >> say hi to osama for me. >> reporter: americans kn
this outpost is caught between hills full of taliban. if the americans leave militants from pakistan will flow through the valley. if they stay then every few days this happens. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: mortars hit the base. the last attack was long enough ago there is panic. they are worried the taliban have been preparing a big one. after days of nothing the insurgents finally amassed around the compound and they are being attacked from all sides. >> come on, hustle up. grab it,...
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but the recent attacks have been conducted by the taliban, and not once did he mention the word taliban. what you were waiting to hear is you would suspect with the two attacks yesterday, he would have been very clear that we're not going to negotiate with them while they're blowing up hotels and civilians. not a word. he was not pressed on it but he did not voluntarily address the issue about the taliban which right now is certainly the greatest threat for civilians. >>> george anthony broke down and sobbed on the stand. he was being asked about his suicide attempt in 2009 after his granddaughter caylee went missing. earlier he got angry when the defense asked him about how he recognized the smell of decomposition in the trunk of his daughter's car. he was asked by the prosecutor about buying a gun after caylee's death. >> mr. anthony, in august of 2008, you went and obtained a firearm, did you not? >> yes, sir. >> why did you obtain a firearm? >> two reasons. number one, i wanted to go and get answers that i believe i could get from individuals that i felt in my mind, at the time, was
but the recent attacks have been conducted by the taliban, and not once did he mention the word taliban. what you were waiting to hear is you would suspect with the two attacks yesterday, he would have been very clear that we're not going to negotiate with them while they're blowing up hotels and civilians. not a word. he was not pressed on it but he did not voluntarily address the issue about the taliban which right now is certainly the greatest threat for civilians. >>> george...